Government House
Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands' governors since the mid-19th century.Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: home of the Falkland Islands‘ London-appointed Governors
- Also known as: “Government House, Falkland Islands”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkland Islands Community School and Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust.
Falkland Islands Community School
School
Photo: Nadriamez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falkland Islands Community School is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Stanley, Falkland Islands. It was established in 1992 and is next to the Falkland Islands Leisure Centre. Falkland Islands Community School is situated 400 feet south of Government House.
Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Falkland Islands Museum is located at the historical dockyard site in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is run by the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust, which is a registered charity. Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust is situated 1,700 feet east of Government House.
Gilbert House
Public building
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
Gilbert House is the building in Stanley, Falkland Islands, where the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands meets. It is located in Ross Road across the street from the Malvina House Hotel. Gilbert House is situated 1,600 feet east of Government House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moody Brook.
Moody Brook
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moody Brook is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on East Falkland, Falkland Islands. It is near Stanley, just to the northwest, and was formerly the location of the town barracks, which were attacked in Operation Rosario, the 1982 Argentine Invasion of the Falkland Islands. Moody Brook is situated 2 miles west of Government House.
Government House
- Categories: house, Government House of the British Empire and Commonwealth, building, and government building
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-51.69193° or 51° 41′ 31″ southLongitude
-57.87269° or 57° 52′ 22″ westHeight
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
38W4845G+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 210255817OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicWikidata ID
Q5588902
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Government House” goes by many names.
- French: “Government House”
- Hebrew: “בית הממשלה (איי פוקלנד)”
- Hebrew: “בית הממשלה”
- Russian: “Дом правительства Фолклендских островов”
- Russian: “Дом правительства, Фолклендские острова”
- Slovenian: “Government House”
- Spanish: “Casa de Gobierno”
- Spanish: “Government House”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands and Stanley Leisure Centre.
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